Tag: Jeremiah

[:en]Jeremiah delivered a message to Zedekiah, king of Judah that God was going to fight against him. (v. 3)  Then, he asked the people to choose between the way of life and death.  Those who surrendered to Babylon will live but those who stayed in the city will die by sword, famine or plague (vs.… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Jeremiah 21[:]

[:en]Priest Pashur was the chief officer in the temple of the Lord.  One of his job was to punish persons who committed offenses against the temple.  Since Jeremiah prophesized the destruction of Israel, he had Jeremiah beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin at the Lord’s temple.  When he was… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Jeremiah 20[:]

[:en]God sent Jeremiah to Topheth to pronounce His judgment against them.  The people of Israel had forsaken God. They worshiped and burned sacrifice to foreign gods. (v. 4)  They built the high place of Baal to burn their sons as offerings to Baal (v. 5).  God was going to smash this nation just as the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Jeremiah 19[:]

[:en]The potter has the right to do whatever he wants with the pot.  God is the potter and Israel is the clay.  Disasters will fall to them if they continue to do evil but if they turn from their evil ways, then God will relent and not inflict on the devastation He had planned.[:]

[:en]”Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.  He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.  It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green.  It has no worries in a year of drought and never… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Jeremiah 17[:]

[:en]3 DON’TS in the Day of Disaster:  Do not marry (v. 2) – because your offspring will die in deadly disease, perish by sword and famine To not mourn (v. 5) – because I have withdrawn my blessings, my love and my pity from the people Do not feast (v. 8) – because I will… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Jeremiah 16[:]

[:en]The Lord was sending 4 kinds of destroyer against the Israel – death, sword, starvation and captivity.  Jeremiah mourned for them and preached the true Word of God despite the attack of the people.  He was a prophet who experienced the loneliness of leadership and the anguish of ministry.  But God defended him and bring… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Jeremiah 15[:]

[:en]Because the people refused to repent of their sins, God sent drought famine and sword to them.  Their only hope was in the Lord but He would not do anything for them unless they would turn back to Him.[:]

[:en]The Lord used object lessons to relay His messages: 1.  A  linen belt was hidden in Perath and after many days, it was ruined and useless.  In the same way, the people of Judah and Jerusalem will become useless like the linen belt. (vs. 1-10) 2.  Wine skin was filled with wine.  The Lord was… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Jeremiah 13[:]

[:en]2 Complaints of Jeremiah: (v. 1) Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? God’s reply cautioned him to make preparation for his trials ahead.  He would go from racing with men to racing with horses, from a safe country to the flooding of Jordan (v. 5) … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Jeremiah 12[:]